Rapid Access Multidisciplinary Palliative Assessment to Improve Cancer Patient Experience

Abstract

Patients with cancer-induced bone pain often wait weeks to receive palliative radiotherapy treatment and to have an assessment by specialist palliative care services and other allied health professionals (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics). While waiting, they continue to have psychological distress and potentially debilitating physical problems. The availability of high-speed internet allows the system to monitor the parameters at regular intervals. Furthermore, the cloud platform allows data storage so that previous measurements could be retrieved in the near future. Most patients do not receive adequate care during critical conditions such as different health issues, which is why many suffer during these times. The data of sensors from patient's are communicated through Internet connectivity IOT (Internet of Thing). Patient movement actions such as walking, temperature high, this information will be saved in the database and processed before being returned.